Il Palio in Chapel Hill will serve a prix-fixe dinner on Christmas Eve and offers meals to pick up on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Call 919-918-2545 or order online.

Char will be open on Christmas Eve from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. offering its regular menu. Deacon's New South will be open 4-8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, serving the regular menu.

A Christmas Eve Dinner Special and the full menu are available beginning at 4 p.m. in the Grand Cafe, 5 p.m. in the Ristorante Brissago, and 6 p.m. in the Geneva ChopHouse.

Even restaurants not open on Christmas Day have take-out meals available to pick up on or before Christmas Eve. Here's a list of restaurants offering holiday meals to go in the Triangle.